‘Impossible’ merger of two massive black holes explained
A still image from a computer simulation of a black hole's formation and evolution. Credit: Ore Gottleib/Simons Foundation In 2023,...
Astro
Euclid has eight extra years of fuel—a scientist has a brilliant plan to use it
Artist's depiction of Euclid in space. Credit: ESA/C. Carreau It's almost become expected that many space telescopes and probes can...
Totally-eclipsing binary UZ Draconis inspected with TESS
TESS sector 84 photometry of UZ Draconis. The flux measurements have been converted to magnitude units after which the median...
Laser trial at ESO kickstarts new era of interferometry
Artificial stars created by lasers as the VLTI pointed at the Tarantula Nebula. This photograph, taken from the platform at...
Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life
A new study has constrained the Enceladus's global conductive heat flow by studying its seasonal temperature variations at its north...
Nearby brown dwarf’s ‘weather’ mapped in unprecedented detail
Credit: Anastasiia Nahurna. Researchers at McGill University and collaborating institutions have mapped the atmospheric features of a planetary-mass brown dwarf,...
Nearby pulsar offers insights into emission physics near the death line
Pulse stacks of PSR J2129+4119 observed on September 29, 2024, showing three distinct behaviors: steady drifting (left), intermittent drifting with...
SXDF-NB1006-2 is a young starburst galaxy experiencing ionized gas outflows, observations find
NIRCam images of SXDF-NB1006-2. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2510.25721 An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space...
Evidence mounts that dark energy weakens over time
DESI is a state-of-the-art instrument which maps distant objects to study dark energy. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab The universe's expansion...
Many mini-Neptunes once thought to be lava worlds may actually have solid surfaces
A new study finds that many “mini-Neptunes”—perhaps the most common planets in the galaxy—are under so much pressure from their...